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VideoSchmooze is coming up just one week from today, Tuesday morning, Dec. 3rd in NYC. There's still time to buy tickets and join 250 industry colleagues in what promises to be an outstanding morning of learning and networking. Individual tickets are $135, 5-packs are $575 and 10-packs are $1,000.

I'm super excited about this VideoSchmooze because we will be digging into so many of the hottest topics in the video industry right now. We'll hear from incredibly knowledgeable analysts and executives who will be sharing their insights and perspectives. Beyond the on-stage sessions, there will be great networking with attendees from lots of industry leaders like Aereo, AOL, DirecTV, Google, LG, MLB, ESPN, NBCU, Nielsen, Roku, Showtime, Telemundo and others.

Importantly, research and data will play a big role in this VideoSchmooze, keeping discussions grounded and hype-free. A special bonus is that FreeWheel will debut data from their Q3 '13 Video Monetization Report and Videology will provide a sneak peak at findings from a new media buying study conducted with Forrester Research.

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub.

I know it's an early morning start, but I promise plenty of coffee and a delicious continental breakfast. I look forward to seeing you at VideoSchmooze on Dec. 3rd!

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There's still time to buy tickets for VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum, on Tues. morning, Dec. 3rd in NYC. Individual tickets are $135, but you can save with 5-packs for $575 and 10-packs for $1,000.

A highlight of this 10th VideoSchmooze will be our opening session with two of the best video analysts around - Craig Moffett from MoffettNathanson LLC and Bruce Leichtman from Leichtman Research Group. I've known Craig and Bruce for years and they are both walking encyclopedias of insights/data about the video industry and consumers' changing viewing behaviors. It's a privilege to have them together and I'm confident it will be an extremely high-impact 50 minutes drilling into what's really happening in the video ecosystem.

Our subsequent sessions will cover all of the hottest areas in online video today such as OTT, TV Everywhere, cord-cutting, mobile video, devices, online video advertising, online originals and much more.

Tons of great executives from companies throughout the ecosystem are already registered, ensuring this VideoSchmooze will be a fantastic learning and networking opportunity.

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. I look forward to seeing you at VideoSchmooze on Dec. 3rd!

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Today is the last day to buy early bird discounted tickets for the next VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum, on Tues. morning, Dec. 3rd in NYC. That means it's time to take one last peek at your calendar, see that you're free that morning and take 2 minutes to register and save! Reminder, individual tickets are $95. Bring your colleagues and save more with a 5-pack for $430 and a 10-pack for $760.

If you need more incentive not to delay, remember, ONLY early bird ticket holders will be eligible to win the drawings for an iPad, the complete "Breaking Bad" series on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, all generously provided by Unicorn Media.  

This will be the 10th VideoSchmooze and we have an awesome lineup of speakers and sessions. We also have tons of great executives from companies around the industry including Adobe, AMC Networks, Bleacher Report, blinkx, Dailymotion, Disney, Google, Intel, MLB, Nielsen, NBC, Orange, Scripps and tons of others. I'm confident it will be a fantastic morning of learning and networking!

The lead sponsors for this VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. I look forward to seeing you at VideoSchmooze on Dec. 3rd!

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Early bird discounted registration for the next VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum, on Tues. morning, Dec. 3rd in NYC ends this Friday. If you've been on the fence about whether to attend, now is the time to act! Individual tickets are $95. Bring your colleagues and save more with a 5-pack for $430 and a 10-pack for $760.

Remember, ONLY early bird ticket holders will be eligible to win the drawings for an iPad, the complete "Breaking Bad" series on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, all generously provided by Unicorn Media.  

This will be the 10th VideoSchmooze and as usual it's shaping up to be a high impact morning of learning and networking. The VideoSchmooze program is a 360 degree view into all of the video industry's most important topics.

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. If you need to be up-to-date on what's really going on in video, and want a premier networking opportunity, make sure VideoSchmooze is on your calendar for Dec. 3rd!

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At the Dec. 3rd VideoSchmooze in NYC we'll be digging into all of video's hottest topics, with a particular focus on TV Everywhere, mobile video, online video advertising, changes in viewer behaviors, cord-cutting, OTT's rise, online originals, connected devices and much more. In addition we'll have brand-new research presented by FreeWheel and Videology. For video industry professionals, the half-day VideoSchmooze will once again be the most compact, high-value learning experience of the year.

Early bird discounted tickets for $95 are now available. And don't forget your colleagues! Bring them and save even more with 5-pack tickets for $430 and 10-packs for $760.

Remember, ONLY early bird ticket holders will be eligible to win the drawing for an iPad, the complete "Breaking Bad" series on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, all generously provided by Unicorn Media.  

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. If you need to be up-to-date on what's really going on in video, and want a premier networking opportunity, make sure VideoSchmooze is on your calendar for Dec. 3rd!

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Don't wait any longer - early bird discounted tickets for the next VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum on Dec. 3rd, in NYC are available for $95 apiece. This is a fabulous value including the full morning program, networking, continental breakfast, and perhaps most importantly - a chance to win the drawing for an iPad, the complete "Breaking Bad" series on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, all generously provided by Unicorn Media.  Bring your colleagues and save even more with 5-pack tickets for $430 and 10-packs for $760.

I'm fired up for this VideoSchmooze because we'll be diving deeply into so many of the hottest industry topics that VideoNuze covers each day such as the rise of OTT video, the threat of cord-cutting, TV Everywhere, mobile video's explosion, changing viewership behaviors, online video advertising, devices and much more. Keeping things grounded, for the first time we'll have 2 short research presentations, from FreeWheel and Videology, with each premiering brand-new market data.  

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. If you need to be up-to-date on what's really going on in video, and want a premier networking opportunity, make sure VideoSchmooze is on your calendar for  Dec. 3rd!

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YouTube is now getting nearly 40% of its views from mobile devices, up from 6% in 2011. That nugget was shared by Google's CEO Larry Page in its Q3 2013 earnings call yesterday. YouTube is the latest content provider to share strong mobile viewership data; in the past several weeks BBC said its iPlayer mobile views are now up to 32% of total, VEVO said 50% of its views are mobile and PBS Kids said 75% of its are mobile.

These are clearly leaders in mobile and their viewership shows mobile's potential. More often these days, I'm hearing content providers say 20-30% is the range for their mobile views. Note, if you want to learn more about mobile video, both VEVO and PBS Kids (along with ESPN and Beachfront Media) will have executives speaking on the mobile video session at VideoSchmooze on Dec. 3rd (early bird discounted registration is now available).

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Here's another great reason to register now for the Dec. 3rd VideoSchmooze Online Video Leadership Forum in NYC: all early bird registrants will be entered in a drawing to win an iPad, the complete "Breaking Bad" series on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, all generously provided by Unicorn Media.

The early bird discounted ticket price is $95, an amazing value which includes the full morning program through 12:30pm, continental breakfast and networking. Save even more with a 5-pack of tickets for $430 and a 10-pack for $760.

VideoSchmooze will be a premier morning of learning and networking. The program starts with "A Deep Dive Into Video's Tectonic Shifts," with two top video analysts, Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson LLC (formerly SVP at Sanford Bernstein) and Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst at Leichtman Research Group. Other sessions include "Is TV Everywhere Finally Breaking Through," "Online Video Advertising Takes Center Stage" and "Mobile Video Rising: New User Experiences and Monetization."

In addition to these sessions, we'll have 2 special research presentations, from FreeWheel and Videology, during which each will share brand new research results.

The lead sponsors for this 10th VideoSchmooze are FreeWheel, Synacor, thePlatform and Undertone, with branding sponsors Clearleap, Unicorn Media and VideoHub. VideoSchmooze a must-attend event for industry executives!

I look forward to seeing you on Dec. 3rd!

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Early bird discounted registration for the next VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum, on Tues. morning, Dec. 3rd in NYC is now open. Individual tickets are $95. This will be the 10th VideoSchmooze and I think it will be the best one yet, jam-packed with learning and networking. As always, the VideoSchmooze program is a 360 degree view into all of the video industry's most important trends.

Last year's VideoSchmooze sold out, so don't delay registering. As an extra incentive, all early bird registrants will be entered to win prizes including an iPad, the complete series of "Breaking Bad" on Blu-ray/UltraViolet and several Chromecasts, generously provided by Unicorn Media.

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Please save the date for the next VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum, on Tuesday, December 3rd, at the Scholastic Auditorium in NYC. This will be the 10th VideoSchmooze that VideoNuze has hosted and once again it will be jam-packed with lots of learning and networking with 200-250 industry leaders. Continental breakfast will begin at 7:45am and we'll wrap up by 12:30pm before lunch.

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At the recent VideoSchmooze, Colin Dixon from The Diffusion Group interviewed Chet Kanojia, founder and CEO of Aereo in a case study focused on innovation. While much of this year's media coverage of Aereo has focused on broadcasters' copyright litigation against it, far less attention has been paid to the perfect storm of technology and consumer trends that have enabled Aereo.

In fact Chet says that even 2 years ago Aereo would not have been possible. In the interview Chet details how the striking reduction in costs / increase in performance for key enablers like bandwidth, storage, cloud computing and transcoding are driving the business. Chet explains how the entire computational industry is subsidizing these trends, which Aereo and others are capitalizing on. In addition, Chet discusses how shifting consumer perceptions are creating an opening for innovative new business models like Aereo.

The interview provides fascinating insights on today's technology trends from a world-class technologist that all media and technology companies - startups and incumbents - need to be paying attention to.

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Below is the full video of last week's VideoSchmooze session, "Cracking the Code on Multiplatform Success," which included Peter Dolchin (VP, Viacom Media Networks), Jason Forbes (EVP, zeebox), Ran Harnevo (SVP, AOL On Network), Chris Smith (VP, Collective), with Olivier Manuel (Principal, Accretive) moderating.

The group covered a lot of ground, sharing insights on what their companies are doing with multi-platform and how they view multi-platform unfolding. Among the specific topics they discussed included:

- What is the definition of a "TV" in the online video age?

- What do marketers want - unified measurement for media buying, or separation by platform? And what do incumbent linear networks and upstart online-only programmers want?

- What is the difference between "TV Everywhere" and "Video Everywhere?" How are new programmers challenging incumbents to force more audience fragmentation and how is the ad community valuing this programming?

- Can online-only originals be financing solely on ads or do they need a dual revenue stream with subscriptions, like cable?

- Does premium content that was produced for the web get TV-style premium CPMs or will it be considered low-cost web content? How important is targeting matter and what other factors matter?

- Do ad formats need to be different on TV, mobile and online?

- How can business models align with user behaviors, and who's succeeding in doing this today?

- What lessons does mobile, with the dominance of iOS and Android, offer to connected TV space? Will a "connected TV operating system" emerge and if so, who will drive that?

- How does social help the discovery process and combat DVR usage?

And much more!

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Below is the full video of the opening session at last week's VideoSchmooze, which featured 3 of Wall Street's top pay-TV/broadband/media/advertising analysts, Laura Martin (Needham & Co.), Craig Moffett (Sanford Bernstein) and Michael Nathanson (Nomura) along with me moderating. The group had a spirited discussion that was packed with data and touched on virtually every major topic industry. Some of the highlights include:

- The evidence that there is a gap of approximately 600K-800K U.S. households per year that are either cord-cutters or cord-nevers and what's causing this.

- TV networks' strategy to protect existing revenue streams and not have online delivery undermine their business models.

- Implications of mobile video usage on traditional TV usage.

- Changing consumer viewing behaviors and adoption of new devices, particularly among younger audiences, and what this means for the TV ecosystem.

- The runaway cost of sports rights and whether this will drive more cord-cutting and cord-nevering.

- How upstart programmers like YouTube can succeed with niche content approaches.

- How TV's upfront advertising will change due to online video alternatives.

- What's ahead in 2013.

And much more.

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I'm pleased to present the 158th edition of the VideoNuze-TDG podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon, senior analyst at The Diffusion Group. Colin and I each back in the office, after being together at VideoSchmooze in NYC.

(Apologies in advance, the audio quality this week is diminished because we couldn't get Skype working on both ends, so I had to use a cell phone connection.)

On the opening session at VideoSchmooze with the 3 Wall Street analysts, Laura Martin, Craig Moffett and Michael Nathanson, Craig made a point that cable operators are, in his opinion, "infrastructure providers," not video providers. He means that because they now supply both video, broadband and other services over the same networks, their real business is maximizing the ROI derived from subscribers' total payments for all services delivered.

To the extent that large numbers of video subscribers may cut the cord at some point down the road to use OTT services instead, cable operators would respond by trying to recapture lost revenue and margin via increased, "usage-based" pricing on broadband for heavier OTT users. Craig believes there's approximately $50/month/video subscriber of video profit margin that would need to be recouped.

In our discussion, Colin and I discuss the concept generally, and in particular whether this type of revenue shifting is feasible. Colin is skeptical whether this can happen, pointing to competitive, regulatory and consumer demand obstacles. I'm more in Craig's camp, and believe that operators would certainly try their best to accomplish this, as it's a natural thing any business would try to do.

Putting all of this into context however, it's still a largely hypothetical discussion. There isn't yet cord-cutting to an extent that operators feel the need to recoup profits through broadband. And where data caps exist they're still high enough that few subscribers need to buy more bandwidth to accommodate their OTT viewing.

Still, it's interesting to speculate on the topic, as higher broadband pricing would make OTT services like Netflix, Hulu and others relatively more expensive, therefore making them less attractive relative to pay-TV video services.

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Over 300 executives turned out for VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum yesterday in NYC, who enjoyed a jam-packed morning of learning and networking. If you weren't able to attend, all of the sessions were video-recorded and I'll be posting them over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, a few photos from the morning are below:

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A final reminder - VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum is tomorrow in NYC. Over 300 executives from across the video and digital landscape are signed up for this premier morning of learning and networking. Registration is open until 6pm ET this evening.

The program includes an amazing group of industry analysts and executives who will be speaking to many of the main issues in online video. We will kick off at 8:15am with our panel of 3 top Wall Street broadband/cable/Internet/media analysts (Craig Moffett from Sanford Bernstein, Michael Nathanson from Nomura and Laura Martin from Needham & Co.) discussing the tectonic changes driving the video industry. Expect a data-rich, detailed discussion of the industry's dynamics and what's ahead in 2013.

After the analysts' panel, there will be sessions on key industry topics including the OTT landscape, TV Everywhere, multi-platform distribution, monetization, innovation/technology enablers, changing consumer behaviors, devices, mobile video and more.

In addition, all VideoSchmooze attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the brand new 16-page "Ultimate Guide to TV Everywhere and Anywhere," a collaboration of VideoNuze and B&C/Multichannel News magazines, published this week.

Thanks again to VideoSchmooze's lead sponsors Adobe, AOL, Collective and thePlatform plus supporting sponsors Akamai, NeuLion and Undertone, all of whom will have executives in attendance who can share information about their products and services.

If you're not able to join us, please follow all the tweets at #schmooze12.

I look forward to seeing you at VideoSchmooze!

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I'm pleased to present the 157th edition of the VideoNuze-TDG podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon, senior analyst at The Diffusion Group. This week we devote the full podcast to discussing TDG's new report, "Pay-TV Refugees - A Primary Research Profile of Cord-Cutters and Cord-Nevers."

Colin notes that U.S. households with broadband service that don't subscribe to pay-TV have grown steadily in the last 3 years, and are forecast to continue doing so over the next 5 years. We dig into the main reasons behind this - affordability and relevance, particularly for younger consumers.

As I wrote earlier this week, the fundamental question here is what broadband users - presented with a huge new diversity of online video choices, the rising cost of pay-TV and a proliferation of new viewing devices - will do? Admittedly it's still very early in the game and hard to predict what's ahead. But it does seem inevitable, given human behavior, that some percentage will peel off, either dropping pay-TV or not subscribing in the first place.

All of this - and more - is on the table for discussion at next Wednesday morning's VideoSchmooze in NYC. More info here.

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A reminder that VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum is one week from today, Wed., Dec. 5th, in NYC. If you're still deliberating whether to come, register now to join approximately 250 executives from across the video and digital landscape who are signed up for this premier morning of learning and networking.

Some of the media and technology companies represented include: ABC, A&E Networks, BBC, BlackArrow, blinkx, Bloomberg, CNN, CBS, Cisco, Clearleap, Comcast, DirecTV, eMarketer, ESPN, FreeWheel, Hearst, IMG, LinkedIn, MLB Network, NBCU, NFL, Nielsen, Orange, Ooyala, Redbox, Roku, Scripps, Synacor, TiVo, TV Guide, and many others. Plus all of VideoSchmooze's sponsors - Adobe, Akamai, AOL, Collective, NeuLion, thePlatform and Undertone will have executives in attendance who can share information about their products and services.

We have a great diversity of expert speakers who will cover many of the main issues in online video. A highlight of the morning will be the opening session, featuring 3 of Wall Street's top broadband/cable/Internet/media analysts (Craig Moffett from Sanford Bernstein, Michael Nathanson from Nomura and Laura Martin from Needham & Co.) discussing the tectonic changes driving the video industry. This is the first time this group has been together and you can expect a data-rich, detailed discussion of the industry's dynamics and what's ahead in 2013.

After the analysts' panel, there will be 4 sessions digging deeper into the hottest industry topics including the OTT landscape, TV Everywhere, multi-platform distribution, monetization, innovation/technology enablers, changing consumer behaviors, devices, syndication, mobile video and more.

In addition, all VideoSchmooze attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the brand new 16-page "Ultimate Guide to TV Everywhere and Anywhere," a collaboration of VideoNuze and B&C/Multichannel News magazines, being published on Dec. 3rd.

I look forward to seeing you at VideoSchmooze!

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Today is the last day to take advantage of early bird discounted registration for VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum on Wed., Dec. 5th in NYC. Individual tickets are $95 per person, and as a reminder, all early bird registrants will be entered to win an $850 Samsung 40-inch LED Smart TV, generously provided by NeuLion.

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Reminder that this Friday, Nov. 16th is the last day to register at the early bird rate of $95 per person for VideoSchmooze: Online Video Leadership Forum on Wed., Dec. 5th in NYC (NATPE and CTAM members get $85 registration with special discount code). In addition to the discount, everyone who signs up by then will be entered to win an $850 Samsung 40-inch LED Smart TV, generously provided by NeuLion.

We have a great group of executives registered so far from media companies such as Comcast, Bloomberg, NBCU, IMG, MLB Network, A&E Networks, DirecTV and others, plus technology companies like Akamai, Ooyala, Cisco, Mixpo, SundaySky, Grab Media, BlackArrow, Clearleap, FreeWheel and others.

I'm really looking forward to this VideoSchmooze as we have a great diversity of expert speakers, covering all of the main issues in online video. A highlight of the morning will be our first session, featuring 4 of the top Wall St. broadband/cable/Internet/media analysts (from Sanford Bernstein, Nomura, Barclays and Needham & Co.) discussing the key changes driving the video industry. This is the first time this group has been together and you can expect a data-rich, detailed discussion of the industry's dynamics and what's ahead in 2013.

After the analysts' panel, we'll have 4 sessions which will cover the hottest industry topics including the OTT landscape, TV Everywhere, multi-platform distribution, monetization, innovation/technology enablers, changing consumer behaviors, devices, mobile video and more. All in all VideoSchmooze is once again shaping as a premier morning of industry education and networking.

Register now for the early bird discount and an opportunity to win the Samsung Smart TV!

Lead sponsors for this VideoSchmooze are AOL, Auditude/Adobe, Collective and thePlatform, with supporting sponsors Akamai, NeuLion and Undertone.